- One UI 8 may add an option to hide the location icon in the status bar when only system apps are accessing it.
- The icon would still appear when third-party apps access your location, alerting you to unexpected behavior.
- The change addresses complaints from Galaxy owners about the icon being almost constantly on since One UI 7.
For months, Galaxy owners have complained about the location icon constantly lighting up in the status bar, often triggered by Samsung’s services rather than third-party apps. Threads on Reddit are full of people calling it distracting or confusing. Now it looks like Samsung might be finally doing something about it.
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According to strings we saw in an internal One UI 8 beta for the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Samsung may add a new toggle that changes how the location icon behaves, potentially letting you hide it. Our thanks go to thatjoshguy69 for providing the APK file.
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